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  Salons- a reception room in a large house.
                         Furs- the short, fine, soft hair of certain animals.
                         Detained- keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims
                          on their attention.
                         Descended- move or fall downwards.
                         Hailing- (of a large number of objects) fall or be hurled forcefully.
                         Coachmen- a driver of a horse-drawn carriage.
                         Shivering- shaking slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or
                          excited.
                         Nightfall- the onset of night; dusk.
                         Wearily- with extreme tiredness.
                         Cloak- a sleeveless outdoor overgarment that hangs loosely from the shoulders.
                         Cast down- sad or worried
                         Gown- a long elegant dress worn on formal occasions.
                         Bewilderment- a feeling of being perplexed and confused.
                         Frightful- very unpleasant, serious, or shocking.
                         Clasp- grasp (something) tightly with one's hand.
                         Dictated- state or order authoritatively.
                         Chaplet- a garland or circlet for a person's head.
                         Ruinous- disastrous or destructive
                         Usurers-  a person who lends money at unreasonably high rates of interest.
                         Latter - denoting the second or second mentioned of two people or things.
                         Frigid- stiff or formal in behaviour or style.
                         Perceive- become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.
                         Substitution- the action of replacing someone or something with another person or
                          thing.
                         Necessity- the state or fact of being required.
                         Frightful- very unpleasant, serious, or shocking.
                         Lodgings- temporary accommodation.
                         Attic- a space or room inside or partly inside the roof of a building.
                         Odious- extremely unpleasant; repulsive.
                         Haggling- dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something.
                         Sous- small value coin in France
                         Crude- in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined.
                         Awry- out of the normal or correct position
                         Pails- a bucket.
                         Flattered- lavish praise and compliments on (someone)
                         Singular- denoting or referring to just one person or thing.
                         Astonished- greatly surprised or impressed; amazed.
                         Personage- a person (used to express importance or elevated status)
                         Recall- bring (a fact, event, or situation) back into one's mind; remember.
                         Loaned- lend (a sum of money or item of property).
                         Decently- in a way that conforms with generally accepted standards of respectable
                          or moral behaviour.
                         Content- in a state of peaceful happiness.
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